Hairpin



Patented Feb. 5, 1946 UNITED STATES 'PATENT oFFlcE HAIRPIN Ralph T. Ross, Gra-ss Valley, Calif.

Application April 19, 1945, Serial No. 589,214

1 Claim.

This invention relates to hair pins which are provided with means for retarding the disengagement and subsequent loss of the pin from the hair.

An object of the invention is to provide a hair pin that will not gouge into the scalp when worn or inserted into the hair.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hair pin that will create a pressure on the hair and scalp and thus resist the tendency of the pin to work out f the hair.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side view of an embodiment of the invention when in' proper position on the scalp.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view, and

Fig. 4 is a side view in reversed position to that shown in Fig. 1.

Referring now more in detail to the drawing wherein similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views, 5 designates the hair pin embodying the invention, which is made of wire or any other suitable material.

The pin 5 is bent at the crown 1 to form two prongs or tines 9 and Il, which are arranged in approximately parallel relation to each other.

The prongs 9 and I I are provided with straight portions I3 and I5 for approximately one-third of their entire length.

The straight portions I3 and l5 at the points l'l and I9 are inclined upwardly to 2l and 23, and then inclined downwardly at 25 and 21 at a lesser degree to form the shallow arcuate shaped portions 29 and 3l.

The portions 29 and 3l terminate at the points 33 and 35 to form inclined portions 31 and 39, which in turn terminate at the points 4I and 43 to form straight portions 45 and 4l, which extend to the ends of the prongs 9 and Il.

The pin 5 when placed on a ilat surface, or on the contour of the scalp, as shown in Fig. 1, has but two points of contact, the arcuate portions 29 and 3| and the crown 1. These points of contact are relatively spaced and equally distanced below a line drawn parallel therewith and contacting the points 2I and 23 of the pin.

With the portions 45 and 41 thus raised beyond the con-tour of the scalp, the ends of the prongs will not dig or gouge into the scalp and annoy the wearer.

As shown in Fig. 4, the pin can also be used in a reverse position and the points of contact will be the points 25 and 21 and the straightportions 45 and 41. Few advantages ,of the pin will be lost but in this instance the points will gouge the scalp and will not be as comfortable to wear.

Therefore, when the pin is in position either as shown in Fig. 1 or Fig. 4, the hair will fall into the arcuate shaped portions or the humps formed in the prongs and thus be retained more securely in the hair.

The form of the pin admits of ready insertion into the hair and against accidental displacement yfrom the hair.

Awithout departing from the spirit of the invention, and since the embodiment disclosed herein being only illustrative of the device, the invention is not to `be understood as restricted thereto, since this may be modified within the scope of the appended claim without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

A device of the character described, comprising a single strand of wire bent at its medial point to form two substantially parallel prongs, said prongs having straight portions extending for approximately one-third of the length of the prongs, upwardly inclined portions merging into depending arcuate shaped portions, and upwardly inclined portions merging into straight portions to more firmly engage the hair on a human head.

RALPH T. ROSS. 

